Clearwater Beach tour boat captain was drunk on the job, fell off boat, police say

[Zorro]

A tour boat captain stumbled into work on Clearwater Beach, voyaged out to sea and drunkenly fell overboard, police said.

John Beckwith, 53, was arrested Friday on a charge of boating under the influence. The captain for Clearwater Fun Boat Tours had 30 customers on board, some telling police he was so impaired he fell off the boat.

Employees told Clearwater police Beckwith “arrived to work stumbling and had food all over his face,” according to an arrest report.

Officers noticed his eyes were a bloodshot and smelled alcohol on his breath. Beckwith “performed poorly” on a field sobriety test and blew a 0.118 on a breathalyzer, which is over the 0.08 level at which Florida law says someone is impaired.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2024/04/17/clearwater-beach-dolphin-tour-boat-dui/

[getagrip_already]

1. Not true, for a licensed captain, the legal limit is 0.02

We are held to higher standard since public safety is at risk. It's the same for pilots I believe, and dot licensed commercial drivers.

So that is like 6 times the legal limit.

Nice job cappie......

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Well, someone had a fun boat time...until he didn't.